Houdini Photos: Behind the Miniseries

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These are photos from HISTORY's HOUDINI Two-Night Miniseries-Event airing September 1 and 2 at 9/8c.

1. Bess & Harry Houdini

Kristen Connolly and Adrien Brody star as Bess & Harry Houdini in HISTORY's HOUDINI

2. Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini

Adrien Brody stars as world-renowned magician Harry Houdini in HISTORY's HOUDINI.

3. Houdini and his team

Kristen Connolly plays Bess, Adrien Brody is Houdini and Evan Jones portrays the illusionist's assistant Jim Collins.

4. Bess Houdini

Bess married Houdini on June 22, 1894. They were known as The Houdinis for many years until he hit it big as The Handcuff King.

5. The Handcuff King

Way before David Copperfield, David Blaine or Criss Angel the name synonymous with "master of illusion" was Houdini.

6. Houdini Flirts

Harry Houdini impresses the future Mrs. Houdini with a few magic tricks.

7. The Houdinis

Bess and Harry performed early on as The Houdinis.

8. The Great Houdini

Houdini was a master of self-promotion. Dubbing himself "The Great Houdini" he performed throughout the 1910s freeing himself from jails, handcuffs, chains, ropes, and straitjackets.

9. The Great Houdini Performs

Houdini's suspended strait jacket escape was extremely popular among street audiences.

10. Houdini and Jim

Jim Collins was the man behind many of the illusions that Houdini performed.

11. Houdini and the Chinese Water Torture Cell

Houdini is probably best remembered for his Chinese Water Torture Cell act. No, he did not die inside it. Check out the miniseries to learn the truth.

12. Houdini Performs for Anastasia

Houdini performs at a private event for Anastasia and the Romanovs while a skeptical Rasputin looks on.

13. Houdini and Spiritualism

After his mother's death, Houdini became obsessed with communicating with her spirit. This lead to very public battles against Spiritualism.

14. Bess and Her Séances - Houdini

Every Halloween for 10 years after his death, Bess hosted a séance attempting to communicate with her husband's ghost. The "Final Houdini Séance" took place in 1936.

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